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Aman Andom

1924 - 1974

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Aman Mikael Andom (Amharic: አማን ሚካኤል አንዶም, romanized: āman mīka’ēl āndom; Tigrinya: ኣማን ሚካኤል ዓንዶም; 21 June 1924 – 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian military officer and politician who was the first post-imperial acting head of state of Ethiopia. Aman was also the first Chairman of the Derg. He was appointed to this position following the coup d'état that ousted Emperor Haile Selassie on 12 September 1974, and served until his assassination in a shootout with his former supporters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aman Andom is the 11,652nd most popular politician (down from 9,679th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Eritrea and the 3rd most popular Eritrean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aman Andom ranks 11,652 out of 19,576. Before him are Casimir Pierre Périer, Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Juan Bosch, Cristoforo Madruzzo, Dámaso Berenguer, and Ariobarzanes III of Cappadocia. After him are King Jing of Zhou, Aleksandër Meksi, Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus, Hermano da Silva Ramos, Karl Buresch, and Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.

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Among people born in 1924, Aman Andom ranks 225. Before him are Janet Frame, Genichi Taguchi, Ferdinando Terruzzi, Charles Coste, Werner Kohlmeyer, and Yuri Orlov. After him are Viktor Astafyev, Ken Armstrong, Isadore Singer, Eduardo Paolozzi, Juan Carlos González, and Max Roach. Among people deceased in 1974, Aman Andom ranks 129. Before him are Pink Anderson, Richard Huelsenbeck, Clyde Cowan, George Van Biesbroeck, Olga Baclanova, and Werner Kohlmeyer. After him are Rashid Nezhmetdinov, André Marie, Fritz Szepan, Elisabeth Abegg, Sattar Bahlulzade, and Gösta Lilliehöök.

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In Eritrea

Among people born in Eritrea, Aman Andom ranks 4 out of 13. Before him are Isaias Afwerki (1946), Tedros Adhanom (1965), and Remo Girone (1948). After him are Zeudi Araya (1951), Gianfranco Rosi (1963), Zersenay Tadese (1982), Daniel Teklehaimanot (1988), Biniam Girmay (2000), Tadesse Abraham (1982), Lázaro Martínez (null), and Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (1995).

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Among POLITICIANS In Eritrea

Among politicians born in Eritrea, Aman Andom ranks 3. Before him are Isaias Afwerki (1946), and Tedros Adhanom (1965).

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